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Due to a torrential rain forecast - Joe Bonamassa's Hoghton Tower outdoor gig tonight has been moved indoors to the Preston Guild Hall. The venue will be a mixture of standing and unreserved seating and provides the best opportunity for Joe’s fans not to miss his planned visit to Preston. Doors open at 6pm and special guest Joanne Shaw Taylor is on at 6.45 pm with JB (pictured at Liverpool's Cavern Club last Monday) due on stage at 8pm.

The WRC reached another milestone yesterday with our 1,500th follower on Twitter! So if you're not following us at the moment then why not help us head towards the 2,000 mark!

With all the gigs going on over this weekend, it's probabably fair to say that music is a bit of a drug for the WRC! Therefore it's most appropriate that were off to see headliners Tommy Castro & The Painkillers (see today's Vid Of The Day) at London's 100 Club tonight! The American Blues, R&B and rock guitarist and singer is supported by Blues Hall of Fame singer and songwriter Sari Schorr who's new band The Engine Room release a new album 'A Force Of Nature' on Wednesday 17th August on Manhaton Records which features Walter Trout, Oli Brown and Innes Sibun. Tonight Sari (pictured) and Innes will be performing an acoustic set. See you there!

With both AC/DC and Springsteen gigs to come over the weekend - the WRC are recharging their batteries tonight. And what better way to do that than by listening to some great music. Kicking off here at 7pm on Blues On The Marsh - Kevin Beale has BluesRockfest's very own Robin Bibi live in the studio. Both the Marshman and Robin (who's BluesRockFest acoustic set has been sponsored this year by WRC Promotions) also feature on today's Wrinklycast Track Of The Day as we turn the clock back to BluesFest 2014. And just a reminder that BluesRockFest at Leo's Red Lion is on Saturday 24th September and there are still a few remaining Earlybird Tickets on sale here for £15 (instead of £20).

The suave Hillbilly Moon Explosion stopped off at The Borderline, London, last night as part of their new ‘With Monsters and Gods’ CD tour. Watch out shortly for a review and more pics - but in the meantime check out our Vid Of The Day.

Today's Track Of The Day sees Karena K joining Blues On The Radio host Richard Dunning a couple of days ago in advance of her showcase gig at The Tuesday Night Music Club. As well as chatting about all manner of musical things, Karena played some of her favourite tracks plus of course there's the usual mix of IBBA albums of the month, great new releases and a few classics. Two hours of the best Blues around!

The WRC are delighted to announce that Ramblin' Man Fair have agreed to sponsor one of our six bands at BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend, on Saturday 4th July! However, there is still time for you to sponsor one of the remaining bands - simply contact us below and we will let you have all the details. In the meantime for ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest simply go here and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can not only get a £3 discount off your ticket but you can find all the other current members offers including Ramblin' Man!

It's two DJ's for the price of one this week on 'Blues On The Radio' as Richard Dunning welcomes award winning DJ and finalist in the British Blues Awards, Gary Grainger to the studio. With his comprehensive knowledge of the Blues and passion for its rise in the UK - the conversation is lively and the music will move you. Our 'Track Of The Day' also includes the usual stack of new releases and exclusives including WRC Award nominee Laurence Jones and Free!

At the end of August 2012 we were sat in The Old Explorer Pub - just around the corner from the 100 Club - interviewing Halfway To New York. It was a breakthrough year for the band. After releasing their debut EP, Treading Water, they embarked on their first UK Tour and had an eventful summer playing Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park (where we first saw them) and headlined 'Trafalgar Square' as part of the Closing Paralympic Celebrations. H2NY spent early 2014 opening up for 'Fuel' on their US tour, before returning to the studio to put the finishing touches to their debut album and the boys have returned from across the pond again, this time spending the summer supporting California natives Alien Ant Farm on their national tour. Anyway our 'Video Of The Day' is H2NY - who return to London to play The Borderline on Thursday 2nd April.

Who fancies a weekend dedicated to one of the most ground-breaking and influential rock bands of all time? It's Pink Floyd Weekend on Sky Arts HD featuring tonight Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder - at 9pm, Discovering: Pink Floyd - tonight 11pm and David Gilmour: Live in Gdansk - tomorrow 9pm. Consequently our 'Track Of The Day' is the superb 'Talkin' Hawkin' from 'The Endless River' - let us have your thoughts on the new album or even a review through the contact box below - don't be shy!

She might be a 66 year-old Wrinkly Rocker from Ontario, but we're pretty sure that the Mom of one the Grindcore Band 'Corrupt Leaders' - featured in our 'Video Of The Day' - is not on the bill at the 100 Club tonight! Yep - the WRC are off to see 2014 WRC award winners Little Devils and Stark plus Bluesfest 2014 Headliner Aynsley Lister in a tasty triple-header. Watch out for a review, some vids and some pics to be posted on our website over the next few days. Hope to see you tonight - but no offence - not you Mom!

Our 'Track Of The Day' is a band founded by frontman, vocalist and harmonica player George Hexman in the late 70's, joining forces with major movers and shakers of the Liverpool music scene. Although they have always been known as a Blues band, The Hexmen’s material is not that easy to categorise. The band’s music is Blues based certainly but the defining quality of The Hexmen has always been energy with an aggressive, indie edge and a psychedelic undercurrent that lends extra dimensions to the music. The current band members have an exciting pedigree. George himself (also a much sought after session Blues harp player) - on guitar Ian Fuller, one of the UK's foremost Blues guitarists who has played alongside some of the greats including Steve Gibbons - and bass player Mike Cain and Mat Shaw on drums who previously gigged together for over 25 years before joining The Hexmen.